The Boy Scout Aviators
George Durston
Read by Kangaroo
Follow the adventures of Harry Fleming, Dick Mercer, and Jack Young in this exciting Boy Scout adventure! Harry is an American Boy Scout separated from his country and hometown when his father has to go on a trip to England for business. He joins a Boy Scout troop there and meets Dick Mercer. Together they help solve an exciting mystery in the midst of heliographs, spies, and traps, finding their way to the spy headquarters, Bray Park. They must solve a mystery and save England, with the help of a Boy Scout they meet along the way, Jack Young. (Kangaroo692) (4 hr 57 min)
Chapters
| Serious News, part 1 | 12:56 | Read by Kangaroo |
| Serious News, part 2 | 6:45 | Read by Kangaroo |
| Quick Work, part 1 | 10:03 | Read by Kangaroo |
| Quick Work, part 2 | 13:10 | Read by Kangaroo |
| Picked for Service, part 1 | 10:26 | Read by Kangaroo |
| Picked for Service, part 2 | 14:12 | Read by Kangaroo |
| The House of the Heliograph, part 1 | 11:15 | Read by Kangaroo |
| The House of the Heliograph, part 2 | 8:55 | Read by Kangaroo |
| On the Trail, part 1 | 11:18 | Read by Kangaroo |
| On the Trail, part 2 | 10:40 | Read by Kangaroo |
| The Mystery of Bray Park, part 1 | 10:22 | Read by Kangaroo |
| The Mystery of Bray Park, part 2 | 12:20 | Read by Kangaroo |
| A Close Shave | 12:11 | Read by Kangaroo |
| A Friend in Need, part 1 | 9:43 | Read by Kangaroo |
| A Friend in Need, part 2 | 13:04 | Read by Kangaroo |
| An Unexpected Blow! | 14:14 | Read by Kangaroo |
| A Good Witness | 13:34 | Read by Kangaroo |
| The First Blow | 11:34 | Read by Kangaroo |
| The Silent Wire | 15:30 | Read by Kangaroo |
| A Treacherous Deed | 14:35 | Read by Kangaroo |
| The Trap | 14:25 | Read by Kangaroo |
| A Daring Ruse | 10:05 | Read by Kangaroo |
| The Cipher | 12:06 | Read by Kangaroo |
| A Capture from the Skies | 12:01 | Read by Kangaroo |
| Vindication | 12:13 | Read by Kangaroo |
Reviews
Unfinished
Janelle
This is my third attempt to review this book. One of the limitations of the app is that it doesn't allow you to edit reviews. Instead, if you create a second review it deletes the first. Wish I didn't have to find this out the hard way. Anyhow, I didn't finish listening to this book, even though I was enjoying it. The young narrator put in a valiant effort, and has a good voice, but his stumbles and mistakes made him difficult to listen to. I finished reading it via Gutenberg. Btw, there actually is historical veracity to this story. This isn't surprising given it was written in a contemporary timeframe. The author did take literary liberties with the boy's adventures. However, Boy Scouts did assist the army and contribute to the war effort. And as for Harry being left at home with the housekeeper at the outbreak of war, most people believed that the war would be a simple, brief and easily won affair. This is understandable given that the world had never experienced a war like it before.
Huh, what?!
Alan H.
Harry is an American boyscout living in London with his parents. England declares war with Germany. Almost immediately, his parents grab the last two berths on a steamer back to America leaving Harry to remain alone in London. WW2 is fully declared, but it's OK. There's an English housekeeper. HUH?!? Also, the English army wouldn't dream of allowing boyscouts to fight in war, but it's well known that they are amply suited to track down a series of German spy stations transmitting English secrets back to the mainland. Provided, of course, that the army first furnish Harry and another scout a couple of motorcycles and some secret codes. WHAT?!? Also, also, the narrator is a precocious boy who reads aloud better than I ever dreamt. This is embarrassing & unforgivable. ;)